Coordinator: Reading & Language Arts Secondary

Anne Arundel County Public Schools•Annapolis, MD

About The Position

Provides leadership and visionary expertise to the content area program. Develops curriculum, instructional practices, assessments, and professional learning. Infuses rigorous standards and practices into every secondary grades/course level experience. Works effectively to partner with colleagues to coordinate, supervise, and plan the implementation and evaluation of the entire program in the assigned content area. Aligns academic and strategic initiatives to all AACPS systemic goals. Develops and manages grant funds to support instruction. ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES Plans, develops, and implements the content area's multi-year strategic plan aligned with the district's vision. Facilitates professional development to improve the content knowledge and pedagogy for school-based and central office staff. Collaborates with school administration to conduct classroom observations and provides methods on collaborative work with classroom teachers and enhancing and integrating curricular units and lessons with engaging resources. Supports school-based staff in creating student-centered environments that encourage learning, promote inquiry, and integrate effective uses of technology. Develops and adapts program and course materials creating a rigorous and coherent system of curriculum and assessments. Facilitates the creation of curriculum resources shaped through the lens of diversity, equity and inclusion. Collaborates to develop procedures for the evaluation, selection, acquisition, and distribution of high-quality instructional materials. Actively seeks grant funding opportunities and applies for grants; servers as grant manager to monitor grant funds and services; builds inventories, programs, and opportunities for all students in assigned content area. Supervises staff, screens applicants for school-based content area leadership and instruction and collaborates on staffing decisions with school-based administration. Prepares reports, analyzes budget requests, prepares documentation for state and federal program approval and funding, and maintains files, records, and/or expenditure controls. Interprets program, curricular policy and methods to interested parties including partners, school system personnel, and civic associations. Assists in developing evening and summer course material, partners with the Maryland State Department of Education and other educational offices/agencies both within and outside the school system. Serves on and leads state, school-based, and system-based committees and councils regarding initiatives and programs. Performs other related duties as assigned within the same classification or lower.

Requirements

Master's Degree in related field of education from a regionally accredited college or university required.
Five (5) years successful teaching experience required.
Knowledge of current trends, research and materials in curriculum innovation and design with special emphasis on teaching techniques and supervision in content area.
Knowledge of school organization, administration, and supervision.
Demonstrated ability to analyze data, establish priorities, develop key strategies, monitor progress, and align the work and performance goals of others to district and division outcomes.
Ability to develop curriculum documents, instructional strategies, assessments, and lead curriculum writing teams through the design process.
Ability to plan and delivery professional development in a variety of formats that are most appropriate to the adult learner.
Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrated expertise in organizational and systemic planning.
Demonstrated leadership and management skills with the ability to supervise the work of others.
Ability to employ a variety of teaching styles to respond to the needs of diverse learners.
Ability to communicate effectively with diverse communities and develop outreach strategies to encourage parental involvement in student learning.
Ability to create a positive environment that values, respects, and leverages all employee talents while providing fair advancement for all employees.
Demonstrated ability to effectively work and communicate with diverse populations.
Demonstrated proficiency with business technology applications (e.g. Video/Web Conferencing, Microsoft Office Suite -Word, Excel, Outlook, and/or PowerPoint preferred).
Hold or be eligible for Supervisor of Instruction, Assistant Principal, and Principal licensure issued by Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) required.
Hold or be eligible for Driver's License (DL) Class C Non-Commercial issued by Maryland or State of Legal Residence (MVA/DMV) required; and Daily access to reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

Plans, develops, and implements the content area's multi-year strategic plan aligned with the district's vision.
Facilitates professional development to improve the content knowledge and pedagogy for school-based and central office staff.
Collaborates with school administration to conduct classroom observations and provides methods on collaborative work with classroom teachers and enhancing and integrating curricular units and lessons with engaging resources.
Supports school-based staff in creating student-centered environments that encourage learning, promote inquiry, and integrate effective uses of technology.
Develops and adapts program and course materials creating a rigorous and coherent system of curriculum and assessments.
Facilitates the creation of curriculum resources shaped through the lens of diversity, equity and inclusion.
Collaborates to develop procedures for the evaluation, selection, acquisition, and distribution of high-quality instructional materials.
Actively seeks grant funding opportunities and applies for grants; servers as grant manager to monitor grant funds and services; builds inventories, programs, and opportunities for all students in assigned content area.
Supervises staff, screens applicants for school-based content area leadership and instruction and collaborates on staffing decisions with school-based administration.
Prepares reports, analyzes budget requests, prepares documentation for state and federal program approval and funding, and maintains files, records, and/or expenditure controls.
Interprets program, curricular policy and methods to interested parties including partners, school system personnel, and civic associations.
Assists in developing evening and summer course material, partners with the Maryland State Department of Education and other educational offices/agencies both within and outside the school system.
Serves on and leads state, school-based, and system-based committees and councils regarding initiatives and programs.
Performs other related duties as assigned within the same classification or lower.